Mick Jagger 'can't wait to play Glastonbury'
Mick Jagger has tweeted his excitement for his first ever performance with The Rolling Stones at Glastonbury 2013.
New 'Holy Thorn' for Glastonbury
A new 'holy thorn' is to be planted in the centre of Glastonbury this afternoon.
Somerset soldier killed in Afghanistan
Captain James Townley from Glastonbury, served with the Corps of Royal Engineers, died on Friday in Helmand Province.
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Jet skier enjoys the flood water in Glastonbury
European Jet Ski champion Joel Doorbar, who we featured on The West Country Tonight last month, takes full advantage of the flooded fields in Glastonbury:
Glastonbury Tor reflections
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Glastonbury tickets sell out in record time
Tickets for Glastonbury 2013 went on sale today and sold out in a record one hour forty minutes.
Many would be festival-goers hoping to buy tickets took to Twitter to express their anger after the dedicated See Tickets site repeatedly crashed.
The 2013 Glastonbury Festival will be held from June 26 - 30. The line-up has yet to be announced.
Soldier's body flown home
The body of a soldier from Somerset, who died in Afghanistan, will be flown home later.
Captain James Townley, from Glastonbury, was a member of of 21 Engineer Regiment.
He died from gunshot wounds at a British Army base last week. His body will be to RAF Brize Norton this afternoon.
Somerset soldier killed in Afghanistan
Captain James Townley from Glastonbury, served with the Corps of Royal Engineers, died on Friday in Helmand Province.
Read the full storyGlastonbury activists monitored
Police carried out surveillance on political campaigners during the Glastonbury Festival. Details of their activities - including their home addresses and phone numbers - were recorded in a database run by a secretive police operation.
Police also recorded that the campaigners had set up a stall at the festival and were selling political publications. The evidence was discovered following a request under the data protection act by one of the activists.
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Michael Eavis awarded honorary degree
Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis is to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Creative Arts.
He'll be presented with the degree at Guildford Cathedral next month for his services to the arts. Mr Eavis founded the festival in 1970 and today it's largest greenfield music and arts festival, raising millions for good causes.
Opening ceremony role pleases Michael Eavis
Glastonbury Festival's Michael Eavis gives his reaction to the news that Glastonbury Tor will feature in the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Tor stars In opening ceremony
Glastonbury Tor will feature in next month's Olympic Opening Ceremony. The event will open with a celebration of the British countryside. There will be a replica of the Tor. Farm animals will also feature - as well as real grass, soil and ploughs.
Vandals hit Holy Thorn replacement : Full Report
by Dave WoodlandA replacement sapling for the vandalised Holy Thorn in Glastonbury has itself been vandalised. The new tree was planted on Palm Sunday and surrounded by a metal cage, but it proved ineffective.
People who visited the site today (Tues) were dismayed by what they found.